Forest Acres, South Carolina demographics

Forest Acres, SC demographics: median age 41.5; 62.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Forest Acres city, South Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 4526305. The survey estimates a population of 10,530 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Forest Acres is 41.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.0 years. There are 4,972 households (±275). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.5 ±3.0	40.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,180 ±330	20.7% ±3.1 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,046 ±354	19.4% ±3.4 pp	22.0%	22.8%
35–64	3,920 ±405	37.2% ±3.8 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,384 ±337	22.6% ±3.2 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Male	5,061 ±287	48.1% ±2.7 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	5,469 ±280	51.9% ±2.6 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
White alone	8,316 ±443	79.0% ±4.2 pp	63.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,359 ±362	12.9% ±3.4 pp	24.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	192 ±99 · low precision	1.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	42 ±51 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	621 ±222	5.9% ±2.1 pp	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,356 ±132	98.3% ±1.1 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	174 ±107 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,907 ±160	38.4% ±2.4 pp	47.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	210 ±97	4.2% ±1.9 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	481 ±139	9.7% ±2.7 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,057 ±332	41.4% ±6.3 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	317 ±130	6.4% ±2.6 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,211 ±153	24.4% ±2.8 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,761 ±328	75.6% ±5.1 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,057 ±332	41.4% ±6.3 pp	29.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,627 ±232	32.7% ±4.3 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	582 ±134	11.7% ±2.6 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	447 ±111	9.0% ±2.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	165 ±86 · low precision	3.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	48 ±41 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	46 ±58 · low precision	0.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Native	10,211 ±124	97.0% ±1.0 pp	94.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	319 ±117	3.0% ±1.1 pp	5.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,815
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
English only	9,261 ±323	94.4% ±2.6 pp	91.6%	77.7%
Spanish	167 ±122 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	5.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	8 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	134 ±76 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	26 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	52 ±58 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Arabic	38 ±53 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	122 ±138 · low precision	1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,470
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	308 ±138	4.1% ±1.8 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	575 ±187	7.7% ±2.5 pp	28.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,345 ±246	18.0% ±3.2 pp	19.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	609 ±201	8.2% ±2.7 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,663 ±280	35.6% ±3.4 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,970 ±292	26.4% ±3.7 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	South Carolina	U.S.
Same house	9,077 ±358	87.9% ±3.3 pp	87.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	456 ±207	4.4% ±2.0 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	489 ±190	4.7% ±1.8 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	288 ±138	2.8% ±1.3 pp	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.4% of Forest Acres residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.6% in South Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 91.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forest Acres	South Carolina	U.S.	Compared with South Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.4% ±1.8 pp	9.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.5% ±1.5 pp	88.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.6% ±2.4 pp	8.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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